Mikityuk V. P. Industrial Gardening in Ekaterinburg of the Second Half of the 19th — Early 20th Century

Vladimir P. Mikityuk
Candidate of Historical Sciences, Sverdlovsk Regional Museum of Local Lore (Russia, Ekaterinburg)
ORCID: 0009-0000-7636-1839
E-mail: vmikitjuk@mail.ru

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UDC: 94(470.5)«18/19»
DOI: 10.58529/2782-6511-2025-4-3-62-71

ABSTRACT. The article analyzes the history of gardening in Ekaterinburg of the second half of the 19th – early 20th century. The main attention is paid to studying the horticulture development in the last quarter of the 19th — early 20th century. The article analyzes the history of industrial gardens, which is understood as farms that conduct commercial activities. Among them are the gardens of P. M. Vaulin, A. I. Gakkel, F. I. Dietrich, D. I. Lobanov and others. The analysis of the collected factual material allows drawing the following conclusions. First, there was a significant development of horticulture in Ekaterinburg in the second half of the 19th – early 20th century. Second, the majority of the estates owners had gardens at their houses. They used them as recreation areas without any commercial purposes. Third, there were about a dozen of industrial gardens in Ekaterinburg in the second half of the 19th – early 20th century. Fourth, the majority of industrial gardens was relatively small in the scope of their activities, except the one belonging to D. I. Lobanov. Fifth, the gardens with activities in the marketplace mainly specialized in the cultivation of flowers, fruit and berry shrubs. D. I. Lobanov’s garden was exceptional. It was engaged in the cultivation and acclimatization of fruit and berry trees and shrubs, as well as various tree species, including conifers and deciduous trees. Sixth, the development of industrial horticulture in pre-revolutionary Ekaterinburg did not reach a significant scale.

KEYWORDS: Ekaterinburg, industrial gardening, amateur gardeners, D. I. Lobanov

For citation: Mikityuk V. P. [Industrial Gardening in Ekaterinburg of the Second Half of the 19th — Early 20th Century]. Istoriko-geograficheskiy zhurnal [Historical Geography Journal], 2025, vol. 4, no. 3, pp. 62–71. DOI: 10.58529/2782-6511-2025-4-3-62-71 (In Russian).

Received 20 February 2025
Accepted 12 August 2025

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